An alley cat with scruffy hair <br />got into the old pigeon house. <br />And all it wanted was its share <br />of pigeon meat, because a mouse <br />was such a bore and pretty small <br />variety, the spice of life <br />would play, exceedingly, a role <br />for this gray cat and for his wife. <br />The pigeons flew in all directions <br />some crashed like Kamakazi fliers <br />the cat cleaned up the closest section <br />and then returned to the home fires. <br />Revenge was planned by all the birds <br />as word got 'round about the raid <br />it was decided that with words <br />one could not sway a cat who made <br />these trips to be a connoisseur. <br />So they enlisted Mr. Eagle <br />who was so strong that they were sure, <br />that with some luck they could sweneagle <br />a devastating end for cats <br />so fifteen small birds were procured <br />from within ranks of ugly bats <br />whose parents had been well assured <br />that their excursion would be fun, <br />of course they were the Eagle's fee <br />when he would fly in with the sun <br />to maim and kill and set them free. <br /> <br />That's how it went, the eagle came <br />swooped down from lofty heights at speed <br />and knocked not only out his frame <br />but heart and lungs which cat did need <br />. <br />The end of cat was rather swift <br />he never did another raid <br />the eagle got his batty gift <br />and pigeons were no more afraid. <br />But on the Monday of that week <br />there was a storm, it seems, severe, <br />the cat's own spouse, just like a freak <br />killed all of them, oh dear oh dear.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cat-among-the-pigeons/
